How to search

In the Google Play Store you can find many things. And not just apps. The fact is that in the last hours, Google has decided to take a step forward and offer new content to users. From now on, we can also buy audiobooks.

The first ones have already been made available to the general public through Google Play and in 45 different countries. In total, nine languages, including Spanish. Users who want to immerse themselves in this spoken literature, can do so from any device.

It doesn't matter if you have an Android device. Or you have an iOS one. In fact, you can also listen to these stories through the web. And play them on Google Home.

How to find audiobooks from the Google Play Store

First of all, what you will have to do is download the indicated application. This is Google Play Books. Until now, users who had used this tool could only download books in text format. But from now on things change.

Many times this application comes installed by default on Android devices. But if this is not your case, we recommend you go directly to the Google Play Store to formalize the download. You have Google Play Books here. Follow the instructions, clicking on the Download button.Then wait for the installation to succeed.

Next, all you have to do is search for audiobooks. In the application we have not found an express section, as on the web. But if you search for this category, you'll find countless audiobooks on sale.

Search for audiobooks on the web

If you prefer to carry out your searches through the web, all you have to do is go to the Audiobooks section of the Google Play Store. From here you can access all the launch offers promoted by Google. And they will be available for a limited time.

On the cover you have literary successes for less than 10 euros. And here you can find The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint Exupéry; The Japanese lover, by Isabel Allende; The Art of War, by Sun-Tzu; Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley; Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen or The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green.

Then, even if they cost more than 10 euros, you have the opportunity to dive among many other categories Such as romantic novels, biographies and memoir, suspense and crime or science fiction and fantasy. You have titles as interesting as The Bicentennial Man, by Isaac Asimov; Rhymes and Legends, by Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak; The yellow world, by Albert Espinosa; Paula, by Isabel Allende; If they tell you that I fell, Juan Marsé; La dama boba, by Lope de Vega or Diez Negritos, by Agatha Christie.

Buy and download audiobooks from the Google Play Store

Have you chosen yet? Whether you do it from the web or through the application, to buy and download audiobooks from the Google Play Store you just have to click on your choice.Before purchasing, you will have the option to play a sample.

On the file you will see the title, the responsibility for editing, who wrote the narration and how long it lasts. Also if you can find it available or not as an electronic book. In most cases it will be yes.

If you are finally interested, click on the "Audiobook for..." button, in which the final price of the audiobook in question will be indicatedIf you have already entered your credit or debit card information, all you have to do is hit the Buy audiobook button.

It will be downloaded directly to your library. And you can access it by clicking on the Collection section, located at the bottom of the application. On the shelves you will have all the books downloaded and/or purchased Click on it to start playing.